FlyBlade India has signed a strategic partnership with Eve Air Mobility for a non-binding order of 200 eVTOLs and Dvehicles, Eve’s software solution. Going ahead both the companies will collaborate on a three-month pilot project connecting passengers using helicopters.
FlyBlade India is a joint venture between Hunch Ventures and Blade Air Mobility.
Amit Dutta, managing director, BLADE India, said: “India’s traffic congestion woes are only expected to get worse. This partnership allows us to leverage Eve’s deep expertise in not just EVA design but also in the infrastructure required to support UAM.”
Thrilled with the partnership, André Stein, co-CEO of Eve, said: “This initial order will allow us to enter into service in India and further develop the ecosystem according to the community’s needs. We look forward to offering the people of India a zero-emission UAM solution in the future that will be quiet, efficient, and accessible.”
BLADE India will act as Eve’s on-ground knowledge partner to create the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem, BLADE said. As a part of the agreement, the data collected through BLADE India’s customer experience and operations will be used to further develop Eve’s eVTOL, service and support solutions, and its UATM software. BLADE India will initially underwrite 50,000 hours of flight time per year using Eve’s eVTOL in the country.